Project Coordinator, Get With the Guidelines

What's your motivation? Opportunity? Creativity? Contribution? It's all part of working for the American Heart Association---where you can combine professional growth with personal fulfillment. So if you're considering a new and rewarding career, consider the American Heart Association. We have an excellent opportunity for a Project Coordinator, Get With the Guidelines in our National Center office in Dallas, TX.

The Project Coordinator, Get With the Guidelines will be responsible for supporting the Get With The Guidelines work team, inclusive of the National Director, the Quality and Systems Improvement Field Consultants, and the Managers for Technology Strategy and Technology Analyst, with project and administrative tasks. This will include managing and coordinating activities related to GWTG volunteer committees, vendors, customers, and internal stakeholder groups. This position assists with the day to day national operations of the GWTG- Resuscitation program as a focused activity. Other duties as assigned by the National Director, Get With The Guidelines.

Major Responsibilities Include:
1. Coordinate conference call scheduling with both internal staff and external volunteers and stakeholder groups.
2. Support customer webinars and teleconferences by planning and managing all logistics pre and post event.
3. Coordinate and support volunteer meetings by planning and managing all logistics.
4. Provide budget management support through invoice processing and procurement processes.
5. Support marketing/collateral materials development and web site management.
6. Serve as a key communication liaison to the National Diretor, Get With The Guidelines Inpatient.
7. Track and manage vendor agreements and associated invoicing.
8. Support GWTG-Resuscitation Data Abstractor Certification process as liaison to Prof Ed Department and through ongoing reporting to field team.
9. Attend and take minutes on volunteer committee calls as determined by National Director.
10. Support communication to various stakeholder groups to educate and update them on work team progress.

Position Requirements:
1. Bachelor's degree in business administration, health, allied health, or related field required.
2. At least two years of Project Management and administrative experience.
3. Effective written communications including business writing, clear and concise narrative reports, evaluations, and other narrative pieces.
4. Skill in PC and computer equipment including word processing, accounting, data base management, spreadsheets and software applications.
5. Knowledge of business English, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
6. Proven ability to work without close supervision.
7. Ability to multi-task and work in a faced paced environment.
8. Strong problem solving skills.
9. Understanding of the functions, resources, and operations of non profits.
10. Cardiac, Stroke, and/or Resuscitation science knowledge/experience.

Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.

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The American Heart Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer and works to prohibit discrimination and to assure fair and uniform treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of Human Resources administration without regard to political or religious opinions or affiliations, membership or non-membership in employee organizations, age, sex, disability, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or any other non-merit factor.